PPL in Dubai
 

I have a friend, living in Dubai, who is interested in doing his ppl, and was wandering if there's anyone out there who might know anything about local flight schools,whats needed to convert to CAA, or FAA, or any other relavent info.

Any replies appreciated, thanks.

there is a flight school in dubai if I'm not mistaken.

there are many guys on this forum that work in dubai, sure you will get the gen you looking for

Munch,
Firstly, the UAE is part of ICAO so the licence your friend gets is internationally recognised.
Secondly, regarding conversion to the FAA, I think you can get a licence over the counter based on your UAE one. To get an unrestriced FAA PPL (if I remember correctly), you need to do the written exam and a Flight test. (This was a pre 9-11 though, so things may have changed!) Regarding the CAA, it used to be a case of doing a airlaw written, a R/T written and a aeromedical written (or whatever it was called) and then a practical R/T exam. (NO GFT REQ!) Now with the JAA, I have no idea.
Finally, there are flying schools in Dubai, Fujairah and Umm Al Quain. All charge different rates per hour and all operate different aircraft. I suggest you try their web sites to find out how much they charge per hour. (I believe the average is around 500UAE Dirhams per hour). Without advertising their web sites, the names of the relevant orgs are, Fujairah Aviation and Emirates Flying School (Dubai).
One more thing, there was a thread on this forum not so long ago asking the same questions, so a quick search may well give you further info.

F-S

flying in dubai
 

the flight schools in dubai are good but slightly pricy, your better off taking some time off work and going to a school in america and finishing up your private there, I met some expats from dubai that were doing that.

I would suggest the flight school in dubai.
They operate 5-6 piper warriors there. Prices range from Dhs.450 to Dhs.550 an hour. I got my ppl there and im happy with the quality of training there. Instructors are top notch and know their stuff. Im not sure about the schools in UAQ or Fujairah though. Havent heard much about them. The Dubai flight school is located at terminal two between the fedex and dhl hangars.

Thanks for the replies, i'll pass the info on to my mate.